Dmitry Jakovenko
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Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko (born 1983) is a Russia
n chess
grandmaster
. On the March 2010 FIDE
Elo rating list, Jakovenko has a rating of 2725, making him the 20th highest ranked player in the world.
He learned chess from his father at age 3, and was later coached by former Kasparov trainer Alexander Nikitin. In 2001 he won he U18 World Championship and the Saint-Vincent Open, in 2004 he decided to become a professional chess player (he was a student with outstanding marks in math and science). Recently has achieved a lot of successes, like shared first in the Russian Championship
2006 (he lost the playoff against Evgeny Alekseev), second place at Pamplona 2006/2007, Corus
B Group 2007, Aeroflot Open
and first place at Poikovsky.
In the July 2009 FIDE ratings, Jakovenko overtook Vladimir Kramnik
as the number one Russian chess player. However, Kramnik regained the position in September.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
. On the March 2010 FIDE
Fédération Internationale des Échecs
The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...
Elo rating list, Jakovenko has a rating of 2725, making him the 20th highest ranked player in the world.
He learned chess from his father at age 3, and was later coached by former Kasparov trainer Alexander Nikitin. In 2001 he won he U18 World Championship and the Saint-Vincent Open, in 2004 he decided to become a professional chess player (he was a student with outstanding marks in math and science). Recently has achieved a lot of successes, like shared first in the Russian Championship
Russian Chess Championship
-Imperial Russia:In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879...
2006 (he lost the playoff against Evgeny Alekseev), second place at Pamplona 2006/2007, Corus
Corus chess tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament formerly called the Corus chess tournament takes place every year, usually in January, in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijk in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands...
B Group 2007, Aeroflot Open
Aeroflot Open
The Aeroflot Open is an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the airline Aeroflot. It was established in 2002 and quickly grew to be the strongest open tournament. The first event had around 80 grandmasters, while in the second event 150 grandmasters participated...
and first place at Poikovsky.
In the July 2009 FIDE ratings, Jakovenko overtook Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
as the number one Russian chess player. However, Kramnik regained the position in September.
Notable chess games
- Evgeny Najer vs Dmitry Jakovenko, Russian Championship Superfinal 2006, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation, English Hybrid (E20), 0-1
- Dmitry Jakovenko vs Emil Sutovsky, 8th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament 2007, Spanish Game: Open Variations, Main Lines (C80), 1-0
- Vugar Gashimov vs Dmitry Jakovenko, Elista Grand Prix 2008, Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main lines (B18), ½-½